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In his column, AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr discusses two different strategies being used by countries worldwide for regulating drinking water: the command‐and‐control system used by the United States and the United Kingdom; and, the guidance process used by Canada and Australia. He also discusses the system that Germany uses where compliance with voluntary criteria is determined by self‐evaluation and peer review. His personal bias is toward the German model of government water quality standards based on sound science and best‐of‐practice criteria developed and used by the water utilities through a credible accreditation system. He states that the QualServe and Partnership for Safe Water programs are excellent successful examples of this model in the United States.
In his column, AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr discusses two different strategies being used by countries worldwide for regulating drinking water: the command‐and‐control system used by the United States and the United Kingdom; and, the guidance process used by Canada and Australia. He also discusses the system that Germany uses where compliance with voluntary criteria is determined by self‐evaluation and peer review. His personal bias is toward the German model of government water quality standards based on sound science and best‐of‐practice criteria developed and used by the water utilities through a credible accreditation system. He states that the QualServe and Partnership for Safe Water programs are excellent successful examples of this model in the United States.
The regulatory paradox
Hoffbuhr, Jack W. (author)
2001-05-01
1 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Regulations , Australia , Canada , United Kingdom , United States , Utilities , Compliance , Germany , Standards , Water Quality
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